National Geographic Recommends St. Maarten / St. Martin as “Caribbean Island For Crowd-Free Escapes”

Destination St. Maarten / St. Martin has been ranking in quite some positive lists by experts recently. Over the past six months alone, the island was blessed with accolades for top 10 beaches by Tripadvisor, Top 7 best islands for Solo Travel by Travelawaits and Maho Beach was named in Forbes’ list of Bucket List Beaches.

Now, renowned travel magazine National Geographic follows suit and compiled a guide how to lose the crowd in the Caribbean. The article compares larger Caribbean destinations to smaller Caribbean getaways if you are looking for a “crowd-free” experiences, and presents the French Caribbean as an alternative to the Bahamas. As the French side of St. Maarten / St. Martin comes as a “binational package deal” with its Dutch side counterpart, it also recommends Philipsburg as day excursion. With a highly varied offer of areas, from the bustling to the tranquil, and close to 40 beaches to choose from, there indeed is always a spot to your liking on the dual nation island out there. These recommendations coming from a travel writing institution like National Geographic is a moment to celebrate!